What You Do:-Pre-heat oven to 400°-Sit out butter to soften.-Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and mix well.-Stir in vegetable oil.-Add buttermilk and stir just until blended.-Knead dough on (lightly) floured surface until smooth.-Roll dough into a 15 X 8 rectangle-Spread the stick of butter over the dough (very generously)-Combine sugar, cinnamon and cardamom* and mix well-Spread sugar mixture evenly over buttered dough-Boil water to pour over raisins and drain well*-Spread raisins over sugar mixture*-Roll the dough beginning with the long side of the rectangle-Pinch to seal-Slice roll in approximately 1 1/2" thick slices-Grease pan well (if you made the roll well you can use a cookie sheet, but if your circles are falling apart use a round baking dish to keep rolls together)-Bake @ 400° until lightly browned (about 15 -20 minutes)-Remove from oven and pour milk over rolls* -Serve warm

(*Cardamom is a spice from India -commonly used in the yogurt drink Lassi- it smells a bit like Vicks Vapor rub, but adds a nice taste and goes great with coffee -- the rolls are still good without it...)